1、song (john donne)this poem chiefly concerns the lack of constancy in women. the tone taken is one of gentle cynicism and mocking. john donne has lost his naive views of love. his confidence in the power of love has been waned and now he appears more cautious and almost bitte匸each stanza is nine line

2、s, it allows for the more complex and abstract ideas, which are archetypal of metaphysical poetry.the first stanza is the most forceful, employing the imperative to achieve a sense of command. the second stanza is full of convoluted images and hyperbole; the final stanza begins in a sardonic manne匚

3、he appears to be expressing the opinion that a woman of character and beauty is implausible.on his blindness (john milton)in this sonnet, the speaker meditates on the fact that he has become blind. he expresses his frustration at being prevented by his disability from serving god as well as he desir

4、es to.all the lines in the poem are in iambic pentameter. the first eight lines of this poem describe the poet5s meditation alone in the dark. the last six lines show the vast bright and infinite space, open the realm of the narrow, change the concept of pain into a calm tone.form this poem, there w

5、ill be more profound appreciation in life: there are many tremendously pain in life, the people with courage and wisdom, suffering the gate of torture in silence, never give up hope and stand.tiger (william blake)"the tigef9 originally called “the tygef is a lyric poem focusing on the nature of

6、 god and his creations. it was published in a collection entitled songs of experience.the poem consists of six quatrains in rhymed couplets, the question in the final stanza repeats the wording of the first stanza.the poem is more about the creator of the tiger than it is about the tiger itself, in

7、contemplating the terrible ferocity and awesome symmetry of the tiger, the speaker is at a loss to explain how the same god who made the lamb could make the tiger. hence, humans are incapable of fully understanding the mind of god and the mystery of his handwork.a red red rose (robert burns)it is on

8、e of his famous songs that robert bums wrote in the ballad meter, in this song, he expressed his deep love towards his love匚it is written in four-line stanzas, beginning with a quatrain containing two similes, the poet shows the beauty of his lover with happy, proud tone, the second and third stanza

9、 express the poet，s blazing love, the poet use the rhetorical device of incremental repetition to emphasis and musicality and it also help to subtend the poets unforgettable love, the final stanza shows his farewell to his lover again and a promise of return. “i will come again though it was ten tho

10、usand mile冷 exaggerated words convey the poet infinitely affectionate feelings.i wondered lonely as a cloudthis poem was written by william wordsworth, one of the most representative poet oftheearlyromanticism. it consists of four six-line stanzas, in iambic tetrameter and an ababc c rhyme scheme at

11、 the beginning of the poem, wordsworth compares himself to a cloud, enjoying freedom but suffering from loneliness. but the sight of a cloud of dancing daffodils makes him drunk. what s more, it brings him great courage to face depression and loneliness in the following days. here,the daffodils is t

12、he nature. all the time,his poems concentrate on the relationship between human and nature.as william wordsworth believed,nature can have greet healing power effect on the mind.the solitary reaperitis written by william wordsworth as a memorial of a tourin scotland in 18o3.this poem contains four st

13、anzas of iambic tetrameter with a rhym e scheme of ababccdd in each stanza. it describes a nameless listener's delight in a young woman's melancholy song,asreaping grain by herself in a scottish valley. her song, like a found poem, springs dire ctly from nature. her "music” runs like wa

14、terh(overflowingm the valley) and surpasses thebeautyof two celebrated english song-birds, the nightingale and the cuckoo. what transfixes him in song is not its content, but its emotionally expressive music. despite its sadness, the song helps the speaker to mount up the hill.she walks in beauty (l

15、ord byron )she walks in beauty is universally considered as one of byrorts most powerful works . it is an eighteen-line lyric poem. as the title says, she walks in beauty, the main theme of the poem is the description of a beautiful lady, the enumeration of certain qualities that the author consider

16、s give her beauty . what5s more, the author uses images of light and darkness interacting to describe the wide spectrum of elements in a beautiful womanfs personality and looks. the three six-line stanzas of this poem all follow the same rhyme scheme and the same metrical pattern . this poem rhyme a

17、babab、cdcdcd, efefef. and the meter of this poem is iambic tetrameter.ode to the west windthis is one of shelleys best known lyrics. the poet describes vividly the activities of the west wind and then expresses his envy for the boundless freedom of it. the final line of the poem, hif the winter come

18、s, can spring be far behindn has often been cited to illustrate shelleyl optimistic belief in the future of mankind.this poem is an ode on freedom and revolution. the west wind symbolizes the revolution, which is both destroyer and preserverit can destroy the old world and create a new world. each o

19、f the seven parts of thispoemcontains five stanzas 一four three-line stanzas and a two-line couplet, all metered in iambic pentameter with an scheme of aba bcb cdc ded ee.ode on a grecian urneach of the five stanzas in "grecian unt is ten lines long, metered in a relatively precise iambic pentam

20、eter, and divided into a two part rhyme scheme, the last three lines of which are variable. the first seven lines of each stanza follow an ababcde rhyme scheme, but the second occurrences of the cde sounds do not follow the same order.in hode on a grecian um" keats talks about aesthetic beauty

21、and perfection. t he urnart, represents beauty. beauty is truth and so art also represents truth. the purpose of this is to exaggerate his message of timeless beauty. keats also express sentimentalfeelingfor the trees' condition, almost as if he is envious of their everlasting beauty.tennyson: b

22、reak break breakthis short poem has been composed by alfred tennyson. in this poem the poet mourns the death of a dear friend who will never come back. it is an expression of his personal grief. but it is more than an individual cry of pain and despair. the whole lyric poem has a pleasing musical qu

23、ality.in the first stanza, the poet depicts the picture of sea and its waves constantly striking against cold gray stones. in the second and third stanzas, the poet has drawn a picture of permanent and lasting images in contrast with temporariness of human life. in the last stanza, the poet expresse

24、s sorrow that the sweet memories of ones life will finally become a part of the vanished past and will never come back. he will never feel the soft touch of that hand and will never hear that voice again.shakespeare: sonnet 18sonnet 18 is a typical english or shakespeare sonnet. it consists of three

25、 quatrains followed by a couplet, and has the characteristic thyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gg. the major feature of this poem is analogy. it starts with a line of adoration to the beloved. the speaker then goes on to say that the beloved being described is both more lovely and more temperate than a s

26、ummer day. the speaker lists some things that are negative about summer. it is too short and sometimes the sun shines too hot. however, the beloved being described has beauty that will last forever, unlike the fleeting beauty of a summer day. by putting his lovers beauty into the form of poetry, the

27、 poet is preserving it forever by the power of his written words.1. daniel defoe: robinson crusoedaniel defoe's robinson crusoe is one of the forerunners of the english realistic novel. it creates the image of an enterprising englishman, a typical of the english bourgeoisie of the 18th century.

28、the whole book tells a story that the sole survivor of a shipwreck, robinson crusoe is isolated from civilization, he has to find ways to make a living all by himself. this novel is famous for its lovely details and its expression of belief in marts ability when left alone in nature. and it also glo

29、rifies labor and the bourgeois men who has the courage and will to face hardship and determination to improve his livelihood. the protagonist, robinson is a veritable picture of the self-made, hardworking puritan, believing in diligence and the work ethic, laboring from sunrise to sundown, and resou

30、rceful and creative with a thinking mind and a skillful pair hands.2. jonathan swift: gullivers travelsgulliver's travels is a novel written by the english author jonathan swift. it is one of the most famous literature of satire. it tells a story of lemuel gulliver. when lemuel gulliver sets off

31、 from london on a sea voyage, little does he know the many incredible and unbelievable misadventures awaiting him. swift uses gulliver and his voyages primarily to examine problems with contemporary society, such as the evils of politics, humanity frequent foolishness, and the importance of a though

32、tful, self-aware, balanced perspective. in this sense, gulliver's travels addresses issues that still worry people today.3. jane austen: pride and prejudicepride and prejudice is the one of the representative works of jane austen, the story follows the main character elizabeth bennet as she deal

33、s with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage. elizabeth and mr. darcy first met on a ball but they were both not satisfied with each other at the first sight. however, mr. darcy gradually fell in love with elizabeth but he was turned down because of his pride. at last, she

34、 was able to give up her prejudice against mr. darcy and realized that she was also in love with him.it is one masterpiece on the theme of love and marriage. through the true love between darcy and elizabeth, jane austen expresses her admiration toward the love established on understanding and since

35、rity. besides, she reflects the countryside peopled conservative life attitude and english womens desire for freedom of marriage.4. oliver twistoliver twist, is the second novel by english author charles dickens. this passage tells us the terrible conditions in the english workhouse of the time and

36、the cruel treatment of a poor orphan by the so-called "philanthropists. oliver was beaten up and punished merely because he ventured to ask for an extra portion of gruel to alleviate his gnawing hungry. this is one of the details to show the extreme brutality and corruption of the oppression an

37、d their agents under the mask of philanthropy. it is in scenes like this that we see the great critical realist writer dickens voicing the helpless suffering of the poor and the oppressed.5. wuthering heightswuthering heights is emily bronte's only novel. this is a story of love and revenge. wut

38、hering heights reflects the truth that in the 19th century, the people who lived in the capitalistic society were oppressed from spirit with the modality of artisticimagination. in this novel, there is not idealism and false comfort. the love between heathcliff and catherine is the greatest one in t

39、he world because their faithful love indomitably resists the old society which is controlled by the evil group. for avenging ,he made the terrible plans and started a series of despicable actions. in the end, he go tall the wealth, however, he lost his love,his conscienceandhe died with sadness and

40、hatred. novels reflect real life has shown a strong romantic color.6. tesstess of the drbervilles is a novel by thomas hardy. tess struggles all her life. the whole story is filled with a feeling of dismal and doom. the tragic of tess and her family was not that of an individual family, but was symb

41、olic of the disintegration of the english peasantry: a progress which had reached its final and tragic stage at the end of 19th century.in this work,hardypessimistic and naturalist view of life is fully expressed: mankind is subjected to the rule of some hostile and mysterious fate, which brings mis

42、fortune to human life. the novel also gives a fierce attack on the hypocritical morality of the bourgeois society and the capitalist invasion into the country and destruction.7. the picture of dorian graythe picture of dorian gray is a philosophical novel by the writer oscar wilde. an artist who is impressed and infatu